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story_of_steph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Drug use, and Excrement
bookishlucy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Drug use, Death, and Addiction
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, War, Racism, and Physical abuse
Minor: Bullying and Cancer
cloverbeaver's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Drug abuse and War
Minor: Animal cruelty
littleghostelli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, War, Blood, Child abuse, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Pregnancy
jungsies's review against another edition
Moderate: Animal cruelty
everesto's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Racism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, and War
grace_madeleine's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, War, Grief, Drug use, Homophobia, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Bullying
alexandra296's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
There’s very little plot, largely a reflection on self and family, relationships, trauma etc. The lack of a strong plot through-line didn’t affect my enjoyment, especially because the writing is such expertly crafted poetry.
We follow Little Dog and his mother and grandmother who are immigrants to the US, which were compelling characters and also explore his relationship with Trevor. The characters are all complicated people and the dynamics between them and the narrator were definitely interesting.
Gorgeous imagery and structure, great use of motifs & juxtaposing 2 ideas that seem unrelated but are making a statement. The way people in Little Dog’s life are portrayed is at once tender & with deep pain. The language is beautiful though, so captivating. A very sad, melancholy type story but it’s so beautiful. Very reflective but brutal in parts. Definitely worth reading though, as long as you’re not looking for a distinct plot.
Only negative is I feel the tone got kinda almost TOO sad towards the third part and it felt a little tonally separate from the rest of the work to me in some areas. I guess with any body of work some parts work better than others though.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Grief, and Drug use
Moderate: Bullying and Homophobia
emptzuu's review against another edition
The fragmented structure occasionally captures the erratic nature of memory and thought, but fails to coalesce into a cohesive whole. Though there are gripping moments, the absence of sustained narrative threads results in a loss of momentum. The inclusion of graphic content in a letter to the protagonist's mother feels jarring and inconsistent with the theme of trauma.
Sometimes, silence speaks louder than words.
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
marmaladecat's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty